Rohit Sharma appointed as India fielding coach for PD Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma has been appointed as fielding coach for the Physically Disabled (PD) Champions Trophy 2025 Indian Team. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka. The mega event will start from January 12 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This Rohit is not India's Test and ODI captain. This will be a four-team tournament featuring India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England.

Rohit Sharma who has been appointed as fielding coach used to be a professional cricketer before 2019-2020. He suffered a serious injury which forced him to stop playing cricket. During that phase of his career, he persured a career as a sidearm specialist & fielding coach considering the demand for such professionals as well as his ability to give quality practice sessions. 

"We are delighted to confirm your (Rohit Sharma) appointment as the Fielding Coach for the Indian Physical Disability (PD) Cricket Team participating in the PD Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to be held from January 12 to January 22, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka," said Drffently Abled Cricket Council of India (DDCI) in a release. 

Ravi Kant Chauhan, Secretary General of the Differently-Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) wished the team well.

"The players have worked tirelessly to reach this stage, and their dedication is unmatched. I am certain they will leave a lasting mark on the global stage and the entire nation is rooting for their success."

Captained by Vikrant Ravindra Keni, with Ravindra Gopinath Sante as vice-captain, both hailing from Mumbai, Team India includes wicketkeepers Yogender Singh from Madhya Pradesh and Devendra Singh from Uttar Pradesh.

Other key players are Akhil Reddy from Andhra Pradesh, Radhika Prasad from Uttar Pradesh, Akash Anil Patil from Mumbai, Sunny Goyat and Pawan Kumar from Haryana, Jithendra, Narendra, and Rajesh from Karnataka, Nikhil Manhas, Amir Hassan, and Majid Magray from Jammu and Kashmir, Kunal Dattatray Phanase from Maharashtra, and Surendra from Rajasthan. The reserves include Jaswant Singh from Rajasthan, Sadiq from Delhi and GS Shivashankara from Karnataka.

Schedule for Physical Disabled Champions Trophy 2025

January 12: India Men PD v Pakistan Men PD

January 13: India Men PD v England Men PD

January 15: India Men PD v Sri Lanka Men PD

January 16: India Men PD v Pakistan Men PD

January 18: India Men PD v England Men PD

January 19: India Men PD v Sri Lanka Men PD

January 21: Final